Patents by Inventor MARTIN SCHNAITER

MARTIN SCHNAITER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for printing a curved surface of an object
    Patent number: 9266354
    Abstract: An apparatus for printing a curved surface of an object, for example a ball includes a stationary printing unit for printing the object, the printing unit including an inkjet print head producing a print on the object surface in an active region of the print head, a curing unit for curing the print, the curing unit including a radiant heater curing the print in an active region of the radiant heater, a movable holding unit for receiving the object in a receiving region, moving the object from the receiving region into the active region of the print head, moving the object in the active region of the print head during production of the print and moving the object into the active region of the curing unit, and a control unit for controlling the movements of the holding unit, the production of the print and the curing of the print.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Markus Moehringer, Alexander Matern, Alexander Weber, Stefan Maier, Helge Grandt, Matthias Noell, Tobias Mueller, Bernhard Mechler, Martin Schnaiter
  • APPARATUS FOR PRINTING A CURVED SURFACE OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20150273864
    Abstract: An apparatus for printing a curved surface of an object, for example a ball includes a stationary printing unit for printing the object, the printing unit including an inkjet print head producing a print on the object surface in an active region of the print head, a curing unit for curing the print, the curing unit including a radiant heater curing the print in an active region of the radiant heater, a movable holding unit for receiving the object in a receiving region, moving the object from the receiving region into the active region of the print head, moving the object in the active region of the print head during production of the print and moving the object into the active region of the curing unit, and a control unit for controlling the movements of the holding unit, the production of the print and the curing of the print.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: MARKUS MOEHRINGER, ALEXANDER MATERN, ALEXANDER WEBER, STEFAN MAIER, HELGE GRANDT, MATTHIAS NOELL, TOBIAS MUELLER, BERNHARD MECHLER, MARTIN SCHNAITER